Cabinet.



2. A. KARLSON. CABINET.

AP PLIGATION FILED SEPT. 18,1905- PATENTBD MAR. 20, 1906.

UNITED s'rATEs PATENT o FioE. Q

CHARLES A. KARLSON, or NEw-YoRK, 'N; Y.

i A CABlNET- Specification of Letters lPatent.

Patented March 20, 19 06.

, Application filed $eptembei13, 1905. Serial No. 278,228-

To 60% whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, CHARLES A. KAnLsoN, a subject of the King of Sweden and Norway, residing at New York city, in the county of -New York and State of New York, have'inmarine vessels for holding plates, platters,

bottles, bowls, knives, forks, spoons, glasses, cups, na kins, and other articles for culinary an diningpurposes.

The objects of the inventionare. to improve and simplify the construction of such cabinets; furthermore, to heat the same in a quick and inexpensive manner, as well as to prevent the articles contained therein from ecoming misplaced or broken by the movement of the vessel in rough weather.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed as a practical embodiment thereof.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a cabinet constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section thereof, taken at a right angle to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the cutlery-drawers. Fig. .4 is a perspective view of a stem-glass holder. Fig. 5. is a detail sectional view. Fig. 6 is a plan view of the bottle and glass holding means.

Like reference characters indicate corresponding parts in the different figures of the drawings. I

The numeral 1 indicates-the lowerportion of a cabinet constructed in accordance with the invention, and 2 indicates the upper portion thereof. The upper and lower portions 1 and 2 preferably are separated from each other by a horizontal partition or' shelf 3. As shown in Fig. 2, thelower portion 1 extends forward a greater distance than the upper portion 2. Both the lower and the upper portions of the cabinet preferably are formed with open fronts, although doors may be provided, if desired.

The cabinet as a whole is divided into a plurality of compartments a, b, c, d, e, f, g,

and h by shelves or partitions 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,

. such as 20.

ment a is a heating device 11, which preferably is in the form of a steam or hot-water radiator. The heating device 11 is adapted to supply heat to the other compartments of the ca inet by means of a pipe 12.

' The compartment 1) is separated into two partsl fi and 17 by a partition 13. The part 16 of the compartment 6 is provided with a large-mesh network 14, which constitutes means for holding bottles,.such as 15. The remaining part 17 of the compartment bis provided at its bottom with upwardly-extending wedge-shaped ribs 16 and at its top with downwardlyextending wedgeshaped projections 18, each having one side vertical and the other side slanting. The ribs 16 and projections 18 constitute meansforholding". elongated platters, such as 19. At its ends the-part 17 of the compartment 1) is formed with curved u wardlyextending grooves,

(Shown in Fig. 5.) Mounted to be slid backward and forward in the curved grooves 20 is abar 21, which is adapted when tions for receiving bowls, such as 24. Each of the sections for the bowls 24 is provided with a downwardly-extending coil-s ring 25, which may be provided, if desired, at its lower end with a follower head or block of wood of the same sha e as the interior of the upper bowl, said fol ower-head and coilspring serving to hold the'bowls securely in osition. V Each of the compartments for the plates 23'may be provided, if desired, with a ar 21, as previously described. Each of said sections is also provided with a board 26,

which .is hinged at its upper end in any suitable manner and is provided with a coilspring 27, which serves to force the lower edge of the board against the edges of the plates, as shown clearly in Fig. 1, so'as to prevent said dplates from rattling or becoming misplace I Mounted above the compartment 0 is a plurality of cutlery-drawers 28, as indicated in Fig. 3

The compartment dis adapted to receive any suitable ornamental devices, such as 29.

The compartment e preferably is divided into plate-holding sections, such as described in connection with com artment c. The compartment f is rovide at its lower portion with a networ 14 and at its upper end with a plurality of clips 30 for holding glasses 31. The compartment 9 is also provided at its lower end with a network 14 and at its upper end with hooks 32 for holding jugs or pitchers 33. The compartment his adapted for holding napkins and the like.

In its combination and arrangement of parts and in its details of construction the cabinet of this invention constitutes an improvement over prior devices intended for a similar purpose.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is-

1. A cabinet having a compartment provided at its lower end with upwardly-extending wedge-shaped ribs and at its upper end with downwardlyextending wedge shaped projections, said compartments bemg formed in its ends with upwardly-extending curved grooves widened at their upper ends, and a bar extendin across the front of said compartment and being slidably mounted at its ends in said grooves.

2. A cabinet having a )lurality of dishholding compartments, each of said compartments having a hinged board adapted to bear against the edges of the dishes to hold the same against displacement, and means for pressing said board yieldingly against the dishes.

3. A cabinet having a plurality of dishholding compartments, a sliding bar mounted in each of said compartments, a board hinged in each of said compartments and adapted to bear against the edges of the plates, and a coil-spring contacting with each of said boards.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, this 8th day of September, 1905.

CHARLES A. KARLSON.

Witnesses:

ALBERT B. KENYON, W. F. DAMMON. 

